The U.S. Supreme Court cases Brady v. Maryland (1963) and Giglio v. United States (1972) established the practice of sticking police officers on Brady lists, which track cops with histories of dishonesty, bias, or misconduct, to help prosecutors fulfill this disclosure requirement.
Illinois promised answers after fatal officer-involved shootings and other deaths at the hands of law enforcement. But some prosecutors stay silent.
Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, who killed Sonya Massey, was accused of misconduct while employed at Central Illinois police departments. Some whose complaints were disregarded are speaking up about the harm that could have been prevented.
The court affirmed lower court rulings that threw out evidence of a small amount of marijuana discovered during a traffic stop in Henry County in 2020.
Sean Grayson had a history of credibility issues. It didn’t stop him from being hired at police departments in Central Illinois.